Published Resources Details
Journal Article
- Title
- The application of low load factor hydro-electric schemes to thermal generating systems, with particular reference to the cost and value of the electrical energy produced
- In
- Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia
- Imprint
- vol. 24, no. 4-5, Apr-May 1952, pp. 87-97
- Description
This paper, No.1089, originated in the Melbourne Division of The Institution and was submitted by the Division on 12/12/51. It is to be presented before a General Meeting of the Melbourne Division on 17th June, 1952.
The author, W. Thorn, MEE MIEAust, is Engineer for Production, State Blec:tricity Commission ef Victoria.
- Abstract
This paper discusses:-
(a) the advantages of hydro-electric generation of electrical energy;
(b) the extent to which a supply authority requires to purchase new low load factor generating plant;
(c) the accepted method of using load duration curves to determine the firm capacity of low load factor hydro-electric plants and demonstrates that this method gives incorrect results;
(d) the value and cost of low load factor electrical energy and shows that the accepted method of evaluating low load factor hydro-electric schemes gives very inflated values, particularly when the firm capacity has been incorrectly assessed from the load duration curve;
(e) methods of assessing the value of low load factor hydro-electric schemes.